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Northern Panhandle court withdraws $214,687.84 FY26 budget request; offers house-arrest monitoring free for year
Summary
The Northern Panhandle Community Criminal Justice Court withdrew its fiscal year 2026 budget request of $214,687.84 and the commission was told the court's board and director, Fred McDonald, will provide house-arrest monitoring without charging the county for the fiscal year.
The Hancock County Commission recorded correspondence from the Northern Panhandle Community Criminal Justice Court withdrawing a fiscal year 2026 budget request for $214,687.84 and was told the court's board and director, Fred McDonald, have agreed to provide house-arrest monitoring services without charging the county for the fiscal year.
Commissioners placed the correspondence on the record. A speaker noted that the county has supported the court's house-arrest program for a number of years and thanked Fred McDonald and the board for their support. The meeting packet indicated the court formally withdrew its budget request; a motion was made "to make a matter of record" and the commission accepted that action.
No new county funding was approved at the meeting for the court. Commissioners expressed appreciation for the program and for the court's decision to provide the service without billing the county for the year.
